Simmer for 5 or more minutes to really cook the flavour from the spices into the creaminess of the milk. Try to aerate the chai while mixing.

At this point you can pour the mix through a sieve into a teapot, or you can reduce the heat to around 60-65C (or serving temperature) and allow the spices to cook further.

Tips:

Try to get an even mix of the spices when you make the chai.

You lose a bit of liquid to evaporation so the recipe above makes around 4 cups.

Making larger quantities can be easier to manage the temperatures and ingredients.

The 70g packet makes around 4L of chai.

If you make too much, you can refrigerate it to reheat later and it is still delicious.

Try pouring refrigerated chai over ice on a hot day!

Try using Rapadura sugar or brown sugar for something different.

Slow Cooker Chai

Ingredients:

70g pack of chai

4 tbsp grated ginger

4 tbsp raw sugar

2.3L water

2L milk of choice (soy and full cream milk work best)

Method:

Boil 2.2L of water and add to slow cooker (must be over 5L in capacity).

Add the spices, ginger and raw sugar then stir.

Turn the slow cooker to low and continue stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

Warm the milk to over 60C before adding to the slow cooker and stir.

Leave for 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes or so (depending on the slow cooker, but the hotter it is, the more you should stir).

Pour through a sieve into a teapot then serve.

Tips:

Some milks tend to separate when heated for a period of time. Most soy milks and full cream milks are fine if they are fresh, but if they have been open in a fridge for a while, perhaps open a fresh one.

The best temperature to keep the chai brewing slowly at is about 60-65C so if your slow cooker is quite hot, maybe turn it off for periods of time and turn it back on.

Stirring and trying to get some air into the chai helps to bring out the flavours.

Send us your recipes!

If you have a great recipe using our chai, we’d love to hear it! If we feature it on our website or facebook we will send you a free packet of chai as a thank you 🙂 .